New Ebola Outbreak Leaves 65 Dead as Officials Warn of Cross-Border Spread Africa’s top public health agency confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo’s Ituri province, with 65 deaths and 246 suspected cases. Officials are investigating the specific strain, with initial tests suggesting it may not be the Ebola Zaire variant. Neighboring Uganda confirmed one Ebola-related death of a Congolese man, and the outbreak’s location near international borders raises concerns about regional transmission.

• 65 deaths and 246 suspected cases recorded in Congo’s Ituri province.
• Officials are investigating the specific strain of Ebola involved.
• Uganda confirmed one Ebola-related death of a Congolese man, imported from Congo.
• The outbreak is concentrated in an area near borders with Uganda and South Sudan, posing a regional risk.
• The Africa CDC and WHO are responding, with the WHO releasing emergency funding.
• Congo has stockpiles of treatments and some vaccine doses, but the vaccine is only effective against the Ebola Zaire strain.
• This is Congo’s 17th recorded Ebola outbreak since 1976.